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Orange County Voter Approval for Retirement Benefits, Measure J (November 2008)
An Orange County Voter Approval for Retirement Benefits, Measure J ballot question was on the November 4, 2008 ballot for voters in Orange County, California, where it was approved.[1]
Measure J amended the county's charter to require a vote of the people on any pension hikes.[2]
At the time of the vote on Measure J, Orange County faced a $2.7 billion deficit in its pension system, which was 73% funded.
Election results
| Measure J | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 768,374 | 75.2% | ||
| No | 253,331 | 24.8% | ||
- These final, certified, results are from the Orange County elections office.
Support
The plan was written by Orange County supervisor John Moorlach. He is a critic of public pensions. This was his second attempt at pension reform in Orange County.[3]
Opposition
The Orange County Employees Association, the county's largest public workers union, opposed Measure J and described it as "misguided."[3]
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| MEASURE J: "Shall the ordinance amending the County Charter to require voter approval for certain increases in retirement benefits for County employees and officials be adopted?"[4] |
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Text of the measure
- ↑ Fiscal impact statement, Measure J
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Supervisors OK ballot measure for voter-approved pension hikes, July 28, 2008
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
